Microbiology and management of post-surgical wounds infection in children

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-176

  Brook, Itzhak ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Children; Post surgical wounds

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CARBAPENEM; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FUSOBACTERIUM; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRAINAGE; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; SPINAL FUSION; STERNUM; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0036664983     PISSN: 13638491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1363849021000054022     Document Type: Article

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